We are in the throughs of evaluating parks in new areas.
Hilltop park has a skate park and Hugh rates it 5/5 while Katja rates it as 3/5.
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Kinder Eier
When I was a kid, part of the whole special experience that a Kinder Überaschung Eier created was due to the novelty of the characters they created. It was their toys and their ideas.
Now, it seems that they have in some way reduced to catering to facilitating mania. It is as if their brand isn’t as big as it once was and they think that they need to piggyback on someone else’s moment. It’s really say that they don’t seem to be able to retain their uniqueness in both brand and culture.
Canadians selling sexism in Germany
I don’t know but the marketing slogan seems to be sexist.
German Waters
One thing that I had not even factored into my upcoming move, and my trip to Germany was a change in the taste of water. Our water in Eugene at Baker Boulevard is simply the best. It might be the copper pipes, but it taste fresh.
So I decided to test out two German waters and compare it with the Evian water.
The Evian water tastes mineral-infused, rather than fresh-glacial. The one on the left, in the glass bottle, has the strongest mineral taste. Mostly I bought it for the glass bottle over the plastics, but it is also not to my tastes.
Staining the deck
A few years ago I stained a deck and I got a Shur-line wide applicator. It only came with one tray which was a pain. I can’t find where to get more trays. If anyone has a pointer let me know!
Also this tool looks awesome. Also by Shur-line.
Screened
Some of our screens needed repair. And so I did it.
Vodka to vanilla extract
In 2008, on the occasion of my wedding, my brother Jeremiah gave me a bottle of grey goose. There is a deeper story about why he gave me grey goose, but in 2024 Becky and I turned it into vanilla extract. The extract is flavorful and I used it in cooking and possibly a jam as well.
Baseboard install
Another day of zero tolerance cutting.
Finishing the baseboard I never installed.
Strawberry and Riesling 2024
This is very likely the last jam for a few years.
Earlier this season we got a number of pounds of strawberries and froze them. Tonight we chopped them in the ninja and then cooked them down in a double batch using certo gelatin packs. I also added 1 1/3 cups of Château St. Michelle 2014 ‘harvest select’ Riesling. It was exceptionally golden wine that year and the year before if I recall correctly.
Thanks Becky! 10 years ago we got this wine for this purpose. Mission accomplished.
Doorstops
Last time we rented out our house… someone left an impression… in the wall. Preventative measures were taken to prevent such atrocities in the future via a section of 2×4 and a piece of carpet which were laying around… today I am happy to introduce to you a new counter measure in the form of a new doorstop acquired from the ReStore for 50¢. (No popping tags).
